Gay As An Adjective, Never A Noun

There’s no discrimination against homosexuals because there are no
homosexuals. Just homosexual conduct. Homosexuality isn’t a state of
being it’s merely a set of actions...This thinking is important when it comes to the “immutability”
argument in Constitutional law. Is homosexuality a choice? Our
opponents answer by pointing out that the decision to engage in
homosexual acts is a choice. People can stop being gay just by stopping
themselves from having gay sex. That only makes sense, though, if
homosexuality is nothing more than same-sex sex. Obviously, though,
it’s a great deal more I was gay before I ever had sex, I’m gay when
I’m not having sex, I’m gay right now as I type this (and there’s no man in sight).

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